September’s winners include the Starbucks on the northside and a newly re-landscaped front and backyard near Lake Hollingsworth.
Category: Neighborhoods
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland’s August 2026 Beautification Award Winners
Grievous Angel and a charming home on Cherokee Trail won the city’s beautification awards for August.
Posted inPeople
Lost Lizard, Found Community: How A Lost Pet Made It Home in South Lakeland
A combination of technology and community support reunited Britni Fultz with her beloved monitor lizard, Slug.
Posted inPolitics
Lakeland Coffee Shops Deny Gubernatorial Candidate’s Guerilla Campaign Stops
Two local coffee shops were blindsided when the James Fishback campaign promoted events they did not agree to.
Posted inNeighborhoods
Midtown’s Next Chapter: From Fighting Blight to Guiding Growth
Long-term vision includes more homes near Lakeland Regional, a bigger future for Tigertown, and extending the Midtown CRA through 2056.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland’s Trail Network Grows, But CSX Crossing Remains Key Barrier
As construction begins on two west Lakeland paths, city leaders say a railroad bottleneck still blocks safe access to Bonnet Springs Park.
Posted inNeighborhoods
A Lakeland Church Sold for $1.4 Million and Will Become a Center for Teen Mothers
Faith-based nonprofit Hope House Florida is set to move into the former Faith Lutheran Church building in the Lake Hollingsworth neighborhood.
Posted inArts & Culture
Grace City Church Set to Open New Worship Campus
The local evangelical megachurch that’s grown to more than 3,000 attendees is moving to a new worship campus on a 50-acre site in south Lakeland.
Posted inCity Hall / Local Gov't
Lakeland’s June 2026 Beautification Award Winners
Colonial Square Properties and Debra Funkhouse and John McCutheon’s home on Penny Lane were recognized by the Lakeland Beautification committee.
Posted inSocial Services
Lakeland’s Parker Street Ministries Expands Across the Road
A renovated building on North Massachusetts Avenue gives the nonprofit more room for community gatherings, after-school programs, and workforce training.
